Re: [efloraofindia:64322] Climber from Ooty for id 070311MK1
... reminds me of *Zehneria*. Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Dear aall, Please help to id this climber found on roadside fences at Ooty town, Nilgiris. *Date/Time-* 06-12-2011 / 04:45 PM *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* ca.2100asl; Ooty, TN *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* roadside fence *Plant Habit-* climber herb *Height/Length-* 2 -3 m long *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* ca.10 x 8 cm; lobed *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* axillary raceme *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* creamy; c. 0.6 cm across *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * c. 08 cm across *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * * * -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
Re: [efloraofindia:64325] Euphorbiaceae week- Jatropha integerrima Jacq. and tailor bird nest.
Thanks Rashida ji for initiating Euphorbiaceae week. Hope to have good uploads from members. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Here's a interesting example of the interdependence of plants and birds. Jatropha integerrima Jacq. from my compound in Mumbai. This shrub flowers almost throughout the year. The leaves have been stitched together for a nest by the ingenious little tailor bird ! The leaves are alternate, stipulate and panduraeform or fiddle shaped, cordate, at the base with 3-4 glandular teeth on each side near the base, smooth dark green above, pale or purplish tinged below. Flowers in terminal corymbose cymes, monoecious or dioecious. regards, Rashida.
Re: [efloraofindia:64326] Euphorbiaceae week
Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Tanay ! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: The write-up is a nice one Tanay On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: *As most of you are aware, this month for a week starting Monday 7 March 2011 upto Sunday 13 March 2011 the family of focus on the group is Euphorbiaceae. It is a very important, large, interesting and fascinating family!* ** *We have had very high standards of coordinating these family weeks starting with Dr. Balkar ji, Dr. Ritesh ji, Dinesh ji and Mayur ji. Being a non-botanist I shall try to provide coordination to this episode to the best possible extent, within the constraints of time and my other commitments. * ** *I shall also like to appeal to the many distinguished members who have joined recently and also who are present since a long time to participate and enrich this forum with their interactions and inputs. There are many new developments in the field which only experts can enlighten us on. Hoping for another great learning and enriching week on efloraofindia, here's my first very short write-up and pictures on Euphorbiaceae. * ** *From the several postings we have had on the family in the past years, 28 genus or so, the follwing have now been transferred to the Phyllanthaceae family as per Kew Plant LIst : Actephila, Antidesma, Aporosa, Baccaurea, Bridelia, Cleistanthus, Glochidion,, Phyllanthus, Sauropus, Securinega. These aspects will need more discussions, inputs.* ** ** *regards,* *Rashida. * -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64327] aquatic plant for ID070311AMS2
Aadil ji Please allow these plants to flower and then upload them, with a close up of flower. It would help in confirming identification. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:23 PM, aadil meher aadilsharif...@gmail.comwrote: aquatic plant from bhopal x
Re: [efloraofindia:64328] Plant for ID070311AMS1
Yes, Ipomoea aquatica -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:28 AM, aadil meher aadilsharif...@gmail.comwrote: aquatic plant most probably Ipomoea aquatica..conformation needed
[efloraofindia:64329] 12thTAW AT MNP on medicinal plants on 13th March at 7.30
We, a group of nature lovers have decided to start *free* Tree Appreciation Walks[TAW] in Mumbai. Our aim is to create awareness and inculcate a love for the trees. *You are most welcome to join us for our 12th TAW. With this walk we will be completing one year of TAW We thank everyone for their support.* The twelth walk is on *Sunday 13th March 2011 * *Venue: Maharashtra Nature Park*[Nearest railway station is Bandra[wr] and Sion[cr] ] Opposite Dharavi Bus Depot[Following buses halt at MNP[dharavi bus depot] 11,255,348,355,356,375,448,455,505,476,75,76,165,166,180,181,371,408,473,376] *Time: 7.30 a.m.* *Duration of walk: 2 hours* *Meeting Point*: *Main gate*, Near the ticket office. *Maharashtra** Nature Park or simply known as MNP or Mahim Nature Park is a man made forest in the middle of a vastly polluted and populated stretch. One side is polluted Mahim creek Mithi river and other side is Dharavi slum…Asia’s largest slum. It is built over 5meter deep garbage dump……Now a 14 hectors of verdant realm of forest….epitome of human endeavour.It has vermiculture and water harvesting facility…so much vermicompost is produced that it is more than they need! It is birders paradise. It also has butterfly garden an Nakshtravan **MEDICINAL GARDEN…We will be taking you to the medicinal garden and showing you herbs like Haldi ,Tulsi ,Sabja ,Brahmi…and also rare ones like Roylea elegans. We have already shown medicinal trees…so truly speaking this walk should be called Herbal Walk!* * **We will be providing a fact sheet re uses….so our main concentration will be in showing a unique feature of the plant so one finds it easy to identify and remember. * Attached is the list of the 69 herbs we shall be showing you. Also a map of MNP is attached *Photography is allowed*. You pay for the camera. Please go through the following websites for more information http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/projects_mnp.htm See beautiful photographs of MNP BY Maneesh Goal at his website http://mybioscope.blogspot.com/2010/07/maharashtra-nature-park-mahim-nature.html *Hope to see you all* *Renee,Katie,Sheila,Hutoxi,Usha,Shubhada*
Re: [efloraofindia:64330] Euphorbiaceae week
Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the genera specified in the Kew Plant list which otherwise we have included in Euphorbiaceae in our database. We need to mention Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthaceae +(Genus + species name of the plant being uploaded) in the subject line. Hope this is fine. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Tanay ! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.comwrote: The write-up is a nice one Tanay On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: *As most of you are aware, this month for a week starting Monday 7 March 2011 upto Sunday 13 March 2011 the family of focus on the group is Euphorbiaceae. It is a very important, large, interesting and fascinating family!* ** *We have had very high standards of coordinating these family weeks starting with Dr. Balkar ji, Dr. Ritesh ji, Dinesh ji and Mayur ji. Being a non-botanist I shall try to provide coordination to this episode to the best possible extent, within the constraints of time and my other commitments. * ** *I shall also like to appeal to the many distinguished members who have joined recently and also who are present since a long time to participate and enrich this forum with their interactions and inputs. There are many new developments in the field which only experts can enlighten us on. Hoping for another great learning and enriching week on efloraofindia, here's my first very short write-up and pictures on Euphorbiaceae. * ** *From the several postings we have had on the family in the past years, 28 genus or so, the follwing have now been transferred to the Phyllanthaceae family as per Kew Plant LIst : Actephila, Antidesma, Aporosa, Baccaurea, Bridelia, Cleistanthus, Glochidion,, Phyllanthus, Sauropus, Securinega. These aspects will need more discussions, inputs.* ** ** *regards,* *Rashida. * -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64334] Euphorbiaceae week
Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the genera specified in the Kew Plant list which otherwise we have included in Euphorbiaceae in our database. We need to mention Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthaceae +(Genus + species name of the plant being uploaded) in the subject line. Hope this is fine. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Tanay ! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.comwrote: The write-up is a nice one Tanay On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: *As most of you are aware, this month for a week starting Monday 7 March 2011 upto Sunday 13 March 2011 the family of focus on the group is Euphorbiaceae. It is a very important, large, interesting and fascinating family!* ** *We have had very high standards of coordinating these family weeks starting with Dr. Balkar ji, Dr. Ritesh ji, Dinesh ji and Mayur ji. Being a non-botanist I shall try to provide coordination to this episode to the best possible extent, within the constraints of time and my other commitments. * ** *I shall also like to appeal to the many distinguished members who have joined recently and also who are present since a long time to participate and enrich this forum with their interactions and inputs. There are many new developments in the field which only experts can enlighten us on. Hoping for another great learning and enriching week on efloraofindia, here's my first very short write-up and pictures on Euphorbiaceae. * ** *From the several postings we have had on the family in the past years, 28 genus or so, the follwing have now been transferred to the Phyllanthaceae family as per Kew Plant LIst : Actephila, Antidesma, Aporosa, Baccaurea, Bridelia, Cleistanthus, Glochidion,, Phyllanthus, Sauropus, Securinega. These aspects will need more discussions, inputs.* ** ** *regards,* *Rashida. * -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64335] aquatic plant for ID070311AMS3
This is obviously a Polygonaceae member but ironically you are missing providing proper details for each of your upload. These details will be good for both you and us in maintaining our database. Regards Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:25 PM, aadil meher aadilsharif...@gmail.com wrote: -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64336] Euphorbiaceae week
Ok, Thankyou Sir. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the genera specified in the Kew Plant list which otherwise we have included in Euphorbiaceae in our database. We need to mention Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthaceae +(Genus + species name of the plant being uploaded) in the subject line. Hope this is fine. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Tanay ! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.comwrote: The write-up is a nice one Tanay On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: *As most of you are aware, this month for a week starting Monday 7 March 2011 upto Sunday 13 March 2011 the family of focus on the group is Euphorbiaceae. It is a very important, large, interesting and fascinating family!* ** *We have had very high standards of coordinating these family weeks starting with Dr. Balkar ji, Dr. Ritesh ji, Dinesh ji and Mayur ji. Being a non-botanist I shall try to provide coordination to this episode to the best possible extent, within the constraints of time and my other commitments. * ** *I shall also like to appeal to the many distinguished members who have joined recently and also who are present since a long time to participate and enrich this forum with their interactions and inputs. There are many new developments in the field which only experts can enlighten us on. Hoping for another great learning and enriching week on efloraofindia, here's my first very short write-up and pictures on Euphorbiaceae. * ** *From the several postings we have had on the family in the past years, 28 genus or so, the follwing have now been transferred to the Phyllanthaceae family as per Kew Plant LIst : Actephila, Antidesma, Aporosa, Baccaurea, Bridelia, Cleistanthus, Glochidion,, Phyllanthus, Sauropus, Securinega. These aspects will need more discussions, inputs.* ** ** *regards,* *Rashida. * -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64338] Euphorbiaceae Week: Acalyha wilkesiana from Delhi
Just a minor error. It has a 'p' likely to have been missed. Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg. Prodr. (DC.) 15(2.2): 817. 1866. Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Acalyha wilkesiana Müll. Arg. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2):817. 1866 Syn: A. amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll. Arg.) Fosberg Acalypha tricolor Seem., nom. inval. Widely cultivated ornamental shrub in Delhi and other warmer climates, ideal for hedges and borders. Common names: beefsteakplant, copperleaf, fire-dragon, Jacob's-coat -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64339] Euphorbiaceae Week: Acalyha wilkesiana from Delhi
Thanks Pankaj ji Yes I am having trouble with p key of my laptop. It misses if I don't press it hard. May have to get it cleaned. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Just a minor error. It has a 'p' likely to have been missed. Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg. Prodr. (DC.) 15(2.2): 817. 1866. Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Acalyha wilkesiana Müll. Arg. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2):817. 1866 Syn: A. amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll. Arg.) Fosberg Acalypha tricolor Seem., nom. inval. Widely cultivated ornamental shrub in Delhi and other warmer climates, ideal for hedges and borders. Common names: beefsteakplant, copperleaf, fire-dragon, Jacob's-coat -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64340] Euphorbiaceae Week: Acalypha indica from Delhi
Thankyou Sir for the beautiful pictures and detailed information. Besides the above in the book 'Nature Heals', Pg 1- it is mentioned that part used is plant , leaf, Root,stem and Flower. Constituents: Alkaloids, Acalypus, Achalyphine, Gamma-sitosterol acetate. Actions/ uses: Cathartic, anthelmintic, expectorant, emetic, anodyne, hypnotic, laxative. Used in ring worms. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Acalypha indica L., S. pl. 2: 1003, 1753, a common herb of waste lands and shaded areas in Delhi, and other tropical areas of India. Common names: English: copperleaf, Indian acalypha, Indian-nettle Sans: Harita-manjari Hindi Mar: Kuppi, khokli Beng: Muktajhuri, Guj: Dadano, Tel: Kuppichettu Tam Mal: Kuppaimeni Kan: Kuppi gida Decoction used as laxative; In homoeopathy, the herb is used againstsevere cough associated with bleeding from the lungs. Leaf juice employed for cutaneous troubles. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
[efloraofindia:64342] Re: Euphorbiaceae Week: Aleurites mollucana from Delhi
Please read Aleurites moluccana in the subject line -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: *Aleurites moluccana* (L.) Willd., Sp. pl. 4(1):590. 1805 *moluccana* Syn: *Aleurites javanicus* Gand *Aleurites pentaphyllus* Wall. ex Langeron *Aleurites remyi* Sherff * Aleurites trilobus* J. R. Forst. G. Forst *Jatropha moluccana* L. (basionym) Tree planted in Delhi University campus is rare in Delhi. The seeds yield a drying oil Lumbang oil used in paints and varnishes, soap making and painting boats and craft. Wood used for tea boxes and paper pulp, batk for tanning. Candles shaped from paste of kernels used for illumination. The nut is often used cooked in Indonesian and Malaysian cuisine, where it is called *kemiri* in Indonesian or *buah keras* in Malay. On the island of Java in Indonesia, it is used to make a thick sauce that is eaten with vegetables and rice. In the Philippines, the fruit and tree are traditionally known as *Lumbang* after which Lumban, a lakeshore town in Laguna is named. Common names: candleberry, candlenut, candlenut-tree, Indian-walnut, lumbangtree, varnishtree -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Re: [efloraofindia:64344] Euphorbiaceae Week: Acalyha wilkesiana from Delhi
it is correct name : Acalypha wilkesiana Müll KALIDASS C BSI, SRC, COIMBATORE On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Pankaj ji Yes I am having trouble with p key of my laptop. It misses if I don't press it hard. May have to get it cleaned. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Just a minor error. It has a 'p' likely to have been missed. Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg. Prodr. (DC.) 15(2.2): 817. 1866. Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Acalyha wilkesiana Müll. Arg. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2):817. 1866 Syn: A. amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll. Arg.) Fosberg Acalypha tricolor Seem., nom. inval. Widely cultivated ornamental shrub in Delhi and other warmer climates, ideal for hedges and borders. Common names: beefsteakplant, copperleaf, fire-dragon, Jacob's-coat -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64345] plant for ID060311AMS1
Yes it is Acorus calamus On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:45 AM, prasad dash prasad.dash2...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all i agreed absolutely with Pankaj, this is Acorus calamus Regards Prasad On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Mr. Adil. This is a very fragrant plant. Even while plucking a part of the plant for picture, you must have felt the fragrance If it was fragrant then it confirms it to be Acorus. Curves of leaves in young condition in this taxa is not a big deal and then the swollen midrib also point towards Acorus. Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Also the aquatic habit goes in favour of Acorus. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Pankaj ji It is possible, especially if it is bach (local name), the leaves are, however, slightly curved and broader in above plant. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: With this photograph, I thought of Acorus calamus!! Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Iris sp. Please wait for flowers to come in May onwards. They would be really beautiful. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:29 AM, aadil meher aadilsharif...@gmail.com wrote: Local name bach grows in aquatic conditions -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com ph. 09437444241 -- Dr. Amit Chauhan Junior Technical Assistant Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 263149 ph.05944 234445 mob.+919412161087 mail: amitci...@gmail.com amitci...@rediffmail.com amit.chau...@cimap.res.in
[efloraofindia:64348] Re: Tree for ID:060311BM1
Thanks Ajinkya ji
Re: [efloraofindia:64350] Fwd: Euphorbiaceae Week: Aleurites moluccana from Delhi
Wonderful tree and pictures, thanks for sharing Sir. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 5:05 PM Subject: Euphorbiaceae Week: Aleurites mollucana from Delhi To: efloraofindia indiantreepix@googlegroups.com *Aleurites moluccana* (L.) Willd., Sp. pl. 4(1):590. 1805 *moluccana* Syn: *Aleurites javanicus* Gand *Aleurites pentaphyllus* Wall. ex Langeron *Aleurites remyi* Sherff * Aleurites trilobus* J. R. Forst. G. Forst *Jatropha moluccana* L. (basionym) Tree planted in Delhi University campus is rare in Delhi. The seeds yield a drying oil Lumbang oil used in paints and varnishes, soap making and painting boats and craft. Wood used for tea boxes and paper pulp, batk for tanning. Candles shaped from paste of kernels used for illumination. The nut is often used cooked in Indonesian and Malaysian cuisine, where it is called *kemiri* in Indonesian or *buah keras* in Malay. On the island of Java in Indonesia, it is used to make a thick sauce that is eaten with vegetables and rice. In the Philippines, the fruit and tree are traditionally known as *Lumbang* after which Lumban, a lakeshore town in Laguna is named. Common names: candleberry, candlenut, candlenut-tree, Indian-walnut, lumbangtree, varnishtree -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Re: [efloraofindia:64351] Re: MS070311 - 14- Euphorbiaceae week
Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures M.Swami ji. This plant is originally from Madagascar. The plant tolerates drying out for almost a month , this promotes flowering . Cultivars varying in plant size and bract colour exist which may be white, cream, salmon, light red, and dull red bracts. ! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 5:37 PM, M Swamy swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: Euphorbia milii . One of the Cultivated species. There are many varieties in this species. Photos taken in my garden.
[efloraofindia:64352] Re: Euphorbiaceae week
Dear All, First of all I appreciate the concept of 'Family of the month' and thank those who have taken efforts to compile. Many families have already appeared. I do not know the sequence and the number of families that are going to appear. I wish to make 'better late than never' suggestions and request not to take these as interruption in the current sincere efforts of the members. Pls excuse my ignorance if whatever I am suggesting is already done. After years of field work I am able to place plants (by observing and remembering obvious similarities between them) into just a few families. The dichotomous keys for families are available in floras but they can not be recollected and applied to so many families in the field. If a simple key based on field characters (not on dissected parts) is made which may lead to a single or a few families, that can be very useful for a non-botanist like me in placing a plant in a (single or a few) family for easy ID of species. We can begin by making a short list of leading families based on the number of species occuring in India. The list can be of 24 to 36 families to last for 2-3 years' period. The brief features of these select leading families can be tabulated and posted with each family. The sequence of families can be as per the current system of classification. For every family, before posting the plants an introduction to the family may be posted so that members can look for those features appearing in plants being posted. This can help to eradicate the apprehension about taxonomy and will make the event interesting. For example (Pls ignore the incorrectness if any) the following information (highlighted in the table) so that the current family can be compared with other families. FAMILY Euphorbiaceae COMMON NAME Spurge EXAMPLE Castor LEADING GENERA Euphorbia, Phyllanthus, Croton, Acalypha, Jatropha COMPOSITION 300 genera, 5,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees in the world and .. genera, ..species in India DISTRIBUTION Tropical CLASSIFICATION Seeds containing 2 cotyledons, perianth 1-2 seriate in unisexual flowers and absent in bisexual flowers, ovary superior, more than 1 celled, inflorescence of a cyathium. DIGNOSTIC FEATURES Leaves usually alternate, stipulate; plants with milky latex; flowers usually unisexual on same or different plants, I have been trying to update myself (thogh not yet familiar) on 'How to ID a family' for a long time which I think is an intrinsic feature of field botany. I am sure we have experts to generate better ideas on this subject. Regards, Shrikant On Mar 7, 3:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the genera specified in the Kew Plant list which otherwise we have included in Euphorbiaceae in our database. We need to mention Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthaceae +(Genus + species name of the plant being uploaded) in the subject line. Hope this is fine. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Tanay ! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.comwrote: The write-up is a nice one Tanay On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: *As most of you are aware, this month for a week starting Monday 7 March 2011 upto Sunday 13 March 2011 the family of focus on the group is Euphorbiaceae. It is a very important, large, interesting and fascinating family!* ** *We have had very high standards of coordinating these family weeks starting with Dr. Balkar ji, Dr. Ritesh ji, Dinesh ji and Mayur ji. Being a non-botanist I shall try to provide coordination to this episode to the best possible extent, within the constraints of time and my other commitments. * ** *I shall also like to appeal to the many distinguished members who have joined recently and also who are present since a long time to participate and enrich this forum with their interactions and inputs. There are many new developments in the
Re: [efloraofindia:64353] Re: DVD of the flora
Following names are on the list: DR USHA DESAI DR ARUNA RAI DR SATHISH PHADKE DR SIDDHARTAN MR MANUDEV DR RAJENDRA SHINDE DR A K BHATT DR PADMINI RAGHAVAN DR MAHADESHWARA I think I left Mr. Muthu. Mr. Muthu, please send me your postal address. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Pankaj! Please semd me a copy as well. Thanks. ak On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry sir, Please send me your address again. I seem to have missed the mail. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: My name is missing. I also requested you and provided the address. On Mar 5, 7:05 pm, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All By Monday I would be despatching the DVDs to following as per their request: Dr. Rajendra Shinde Mr. Manudev Mr. Muthu Please do let me know if I missed some one or if anyone else is interested. Regards Pankaj On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM, manudev madhavan manudevkmadha...@gmail.com wrote: Hello sir, I would like to have some classic literature. We are depending on Calicut university Library for the literature, which is far from our college. and some are downloaded from www.biodiversitylibrary.org. But I dont have any access to Floras of North eastern states. It would be useful if you could send one DVD to me Address is given below. regards Manudev K M Junior Research Fellow Systematic Floristic lab, Department of Botany, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri Kozhikode, Kerala- 673 008 -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A NEW BLOG HAS BEEN ADDED ON 29 jJanuary 2011.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ (NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON 24 FEB 2011.) ~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64355] Re: Euphorbiaceae week
Thank you Shrikant ji for your inputs and ideas on developing keys which can be easily used in the field. I hope more suggestions come forward for the same and perhaps lead to the necessary keys ! I have a small booklet developed by Dr. Milind Sardesai and Dr Yadav titled 'Keys to the Families of flowering plants of Maharashtra.' A small booklet which can be carried around . Perhaps some of the aspects fits your thoughts. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:23 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.comwrote: Dear All, First of all I appreciate the concept of 'Family of the month' and thank those who have taken efforts to compile. Many families have already appeared. I do not know the sequence and the number of families that are going to appear. I wish to make 'better late than never' suggestions and request not to take these as interruption in the current sincere efforts of the members. Pls excuse my ignorance if whatever I am suggesting is already done. After years of field work I am able to place plants (by observing and remembering obvious similarities between them) into just a few families. The dichotomous keys for families are available in floras but they can not be recollected and applied to so many families in the field. If a simple key based on field characters (not on dissected parts) is made which may lead to a single or a few families, that can be very useful for a non-botanist like me in placing a plant in a (single or a few) family for easy ID of species. We can begin by making a short list of leading families based on the number of species occuring in India. The list can be of 24 to 36 families to last for 2-3 years' period. The brief features of these select leading families can be tabulated and posted with each family. The sequence of families can be as per the current system of classification. For every family, before posting the plants an introduction to the family may be posted so that members can look for those features appearing in plants being posted. This can help to eradicate the apprehension about taxonomy and will make the event interesting. For example (Pls ignore the incorrectness if any) the following information (highlighted in the table) so that the current family can be compared with other families. FAMILY Euphorbiaceae COMMON NAME Spurge EXAMPLE Castor LEADING GENERA Euphorbia, Phyllanthus, Croton, Acalypha, Jatropha COMPOSITION 300 genera, 5,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees in the world and .. genera, ..species in India DISTRIBUTION Tropical CLASSIFICATION Seeds containing 2 cotyledons, perianth 1-2 seriate in unisexual flowers and absent in bisexual flowers, ovary superior, more than 1 celled, inflorescence of a cyathium. DIGNOSTIC FEATURES Leaves usually alternate, stipulate; plants with milky latex; flowers usually unisexual on same or different plants, I have been trying to update myself (thogh not yet familiar) on 'How to ID a family' for a long time which I think is an intrinsic feature of field botany. I am sure we have experts to generate better ideas on this subject. Regards, Shrikant On Mar 7, 3:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the genera specified in the Kew Plant list which otherwise we have included in Euphorbiaceae in our database. We need to mention Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthaceae +(Genus + species name of the plant being uploaded) in the subject line. Hope this is fine. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Tanay ! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: The write-up is a nice one Tanay On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: *As most of you are aware, this month for a week starting Monday 7 March 2011 upto Sunday 13 March 2011 the family of focus on the group is Euphorbiaceae. It is a very
[efloraofindia:64357] Re: Ancistrocladus heyneanus
Yes according to me its same. Last year one of my friend had sent me the photograph of Ancistrocladus heyneanus fron Phansad. ...Aruna On Mar 7, 11:52 am, Pravin Kawale kawale.pra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Is it same? Photographed at Phansad WLS Maharashtra im March 2007 Regards On 3/6/11, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: That was nice and informative. Thanks a lot for sharing Mr. Jayesh. Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Aruna aru_...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello jayesh, Good information. On Mar 5, 10:55 pm, Jayesh Patil jayesh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Attached is a photo of the the liana, *Ancistrocladus heyneanus* from Ancistrocladaceae seen at Matheran. *Ancistrocladus* is the only genus in this family. According to Cooke, of the two species found in India, only one of the 10 species from this genus has been reported to occur in main-land India while the other species, *A. tectorius* is endemic to the Andaman Islands. While he mentions it to be 'pretty common in the Ghats', it is endangered and endemic to the Western Ghats. Recent findings that the species *A. korupensis* has potential anti-AIDS activity had led to interest in this genus. Unfortunately, while this finding is a good news for humans, its a sad news for this genus as this will now probably be exploited. Sadly was unable to take photos of the leaves as there were at a height and in a direction which didn't allow proper photography. The leaves of this plant are very peculiar and it has a tendril with several hook-like structures for support. Binomial name: *Ancistrocladus heyneanus* Wall. Cat. Family: Ancistrocladaceae Photographed at: Matheran Photographed on: 16 February, 2011 - Jayesh Ancistrocladus heyneanus.jpg 139KViewDownload -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *Pravin* DSC07720-1.JPG 76KViewDownload DSC07723-1.JPG 90KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -
[efloraofindia:64359] Re: for id
Gnidia glauca Synonym: Lasiosiphon glaucus On Mar 6, 11:39 pm, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: please id the plant DSC02492.JPG 366KViewDownload DSC02491.JPG 290KViewDownload
Re: [efloraofindia:64360] Re: Euphorbiaceae week
Yes Shrikant ji, it can be done by individual efforts. Some time back I had prepared and posted a similar simple key for Species of Solanum. (Small steps towards eFlora of India). This idea of your can be slowly developed and imlemented. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thank you Shrikant ji for your inputs and ideas on developing keys which can be easily used in the field. I hope more suggestions come forward for the same and perhaps lead to the necessary keys ! I have a small booklet developed by Dr. Milind Sardesai and Dr Yadav titled 'Keys to the Families of flowering plants of Maharashtra.' A small booklet which can be carried around . Perhaps some of the aspects fits your thoughts. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:23 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com wrote: Dear All, First of all I appreciate the concept of 'Family of the month' and thank those who have taken efforts to compile. Many families have already appeared. I do not know the sequence and the number of families that are going to appear. I wish to make 'better late than never' suggestions and request not to take these as interruption in the current sincere efforts of the members. Pls excuse my ignorance if whatever I am suggesting is already done. After years of field work I am able to place plants (by observing and remembering obvious similarities between them) into just a few families. The dichotomous keys for families are available in floras but they can not be recollected and applied to so many families in the field. If a simple key based on field characters (not on dissected parts) is made which may lead to a single or a few families, that can be very useful for a non-botanist like me in placing a plant in a (single or a few) family for easy ID of species. We can begin by making a short list of leading families based on the number of species occuring in India. The list can be of 24 to 36 families to last for 2-3 years' period. The brief features of these select leading families can be tabulated and posted with each family. The sequence of families can be as per the current system of classification. For every family, before posting the plants an introduction to the family may be posted so that members can look for those features appearing in plants being posted. This can help to eradicate the apprehension about taxonomy and will make the event interesting. For example (Pls ignore the incorrectness if any) the following information (highlighted in the table) so that the current family can be compared with other families. FAMILY Euphorbiaceae COMMON NAME Spurge EXAMPLE Castor LEADING GENERA Euphorbia, Phyllanthus, Croton, Acalypha, Jatropha COMPOSITION 300 genera, 5,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees in the world and .. genera, ..species in India DISTRIBUTION Tropical CLASSIFICATION Seeds containing 2 cotyledons, perianth 1-2 seriate in unisexual flowers and absent in bisexual flowers, ovary superior, more than 1 celled, inflorescence of a cyathium. DIGNOSTIC FEATURES Leaves usually alternate, stipulate; plants with milky latex; flowers usually unisexual on same or different plants, I have been trying to update myself (thogh not yet familiar) on 'How to ID a family' for a long time which I think is an intrinsic feature of field botany. I am sure we have experts to generate better ideas on this subject. Regards, Shrikant On Mar 7, 3:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the genera specified in the Kew Plant list which otherwise we have included in Euphorbiaceae in our database. We need to mention Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthaceae +(Genus + species name of the plant being uploaded) in the subject line. Hope this is fine. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
[efloraofindia:64361] Re: DVD of the flora
Hello Pankaj ji can you send me acopy of the DVD too?. Please include my name in the list. my postal address is Satish N. Pardeshi GSDG (GEOMATICS), Centre for development of advanced computing (CDAC) sixth floor, NSG IT Park, Hotel Sarja lane, Aundh, Pune 411007 Maharashtra. Regards Satish Pardeshi On Mar 7, 5:54 pm, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Following names are on the list: DR USHA DESAI DR ARUNA RAI DR SATHISH PHADKE DR SIDDHARTAN MR MANUDEV DR RAJENDRA SHINDE DR A K BHATT DR PADMINI RAGHAVAN DR MAHADESHWARA I think I left Mr. Muthu. Mr. Muthu, please send me your postal address. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt anandkbh...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Pankaj! Please semd me a copy as well. Thanks. ak On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry sir, Please send me your address again. I seem to have missed the mail. Regards Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: My name is missing. I also requested you and provided the address. On Mar 5, 7:05 pm, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All By Monday I would be despatching the DVDs to following as per their request: Dr. Rajendra Shinde Mr. Manudev Mr. Muthu Please do let me know if I missed some one or if anyone else is interested. Regards Pankaj On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM, manudev madhavan manudevkmadha...@gmail.com wrote: Hello sir, I would like to have some classic literature. We are depending on Calicut university Library for the literature, which is far from our college. and some are downloaded from www.biodiversitylibrary.org. But I dont have any access to Floras of North eastern states. It would be useful if you could send one DVD to me Address is given below. regards Manudev K M Junior Research Fellow Systematic Floristic lab, Department of Botany, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri Kozhikode, Kerala- 673 008 -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A NEW BLOG HAS BEEN ADDED ON 29 jJanuary 2011.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ (NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON 24 FEB 2011.) ~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64368] AN EUPHORBIACEAE MEMBER
This is not Euphorbiaceae but Crassulaceae and a very common garden plant If you provide proper details as per posting guidelines, we will identify it for you in seconds :)). Regards Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Vishal Muliya vkmul...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends I am sending a member of euphorbiaceae I could not identify Clicked in campus of Christ College, Rajkot, Gujarat by Cannon Power shot SX130 IS Thanks Vishal Muliya -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64369] Climber from Ooty for id 070311MK1
Zehneria scabra?? Tanay On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Dinesh Valke dinesh.va...@gmail.comwrote: ... reminds me of *Zehneria*. Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Dear aall, Please help to id this climber found on roadside fences at Ooty town, Nilgiris. *Date/Time-* 06-12-2011 / 04:45 PM *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* ca.2100asl; Ooty, TN *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* roadside fence *Plant Habit-* climber herb *Height/Length-* 2 -3 m long *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* ca.10 x 8 cm; lobed *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* axillary raceme *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* creamy; c. 0.6 cm across *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * c. 08 cm across *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * * * -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64370] e-flora: in response to Shrikant sir's mail
This thread is closed here and now. Let no one write any mail here. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Respected Shrikant sir and members, This is in reply to Shrikant sir's mail in other thread. I thought my reply may hamper the ongoing Euphorbiaceae Juss. week so I am writing separately. When you say non-botanist like me, I imagine where botanist like me and many others in the group stand. You already have a great experience and knowledge of wide range of plants from different parts of India. If you talk about a diverse family like, Euphorbiaceae, do you think it is possible to prepare a key based on external characters? Though it may be possible for smaller families. If you and other members really wish then I am attaching one key, which is based on a simple college botany practical book and I find it very useful. Its totally based on Bentham and Hooker's classification. Its up to the level of orders. For more details and current status of families obviously we will have to look into APG III classifications. I remember when I was writing my thesis, I provided two dichotomous keys of which one was totally based on vegetative characters (dont even need flowers, but may have to take out plant to see the underground tubers or corms or roots, whatever is present) and second was a mixture of vegetative as well as reproductive characters. Secondly, our group has a biggest limitation of just sharing the pics. A true taxonomists, always prefer a specimen over the picture of specimen and then following appropriate protologues and types to identify following correct nomenclature. Again and again I have requested people (ateast those who have a degree in botany) to follow ICBN codes and recommendations, but who really listens!! Few months back, while checking the new website being designed by Garg sir and Dinesh sir, I suggested a consistency in citing author names, but I never got a reply from any. Just for example, I am Pankaj Kumar, and if you wish to cite my name in as abbreviation in botany then it should be 'Kumar' and not 'P.Kumar' because the latter name doesnt stand for me but for someone else. At times when I am free, I do try to provide original informations on protologues and types, but I alone cant do it all the time as I have a job, or they will kick me out of here if I neglect that. Wherever needed I am ready to help, but people should let me know. Sitting here in my room on my wheelchair with my Thinkpad, I have access to lot of resources online and then I am in contact with lot of people who are the top experts in the world, which more than 90% of the members in the group lack. So if you need .PLZ ASK. Yes, I dont have all the resources, but atleast ask to know. At the same time, there are other members who have lot of resources but they dont come out to help! Members keep posting without providing proper details, we keep askingwho listens!! I have been providing references for free to members on my own, to facilitate them to think more scientifically and I hope my effort doesnt go in vain. There is limitation in the group for the size of te file to be uploaded otherwise, I would have uploaded all references here only, and of course it would have saved me a ot of money too :)) Few months back we (we at WII) prepared a report and recommended the eflora of India in accordance with the available eflora of China etc., though our group share similar names, but we are in reality too far from the sources and expertise which was used to write the eflora of China or others. During recent times, I have observed people from BSI joining in, and hence I assume, in future we may turn out to be more scientific and contribute more scientifically and we may be able to prepare such keys and exhaustive information on flora of India, but currently we are FAR FAR behind.but, I STILL AM HOPEFUL. Just while writing this mail, I saw another mail of Dr. Gurcharan, with keys of Euphorbia for E. antiquorum and its allied members and the best thing is it is totally based on vegetative characters. Such kind of efforts are needed not from one or two but from all, atleast those who are botanically qualified. Hope this will be taken in good spirits by the members of our valuable group. Regards Pankaj -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64371] Euphorbiaceae Week: Croton bonplandianum from Delhi
This is a weed in Bengal Tanay On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:26 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: *Croton bonplandianum* Baill., Adansonia 4:339. 1864 syn: *Croton sparsiflorus* Morong A small undershrub or herb is common in Delhi along road sides. Leaf extracts have been found useful for mosquito control. Common names Tam: Eliamanakku, naimelakkai Tel: Kukka mirapa Del: Kala bhangra -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64372] Euphorbiaceae Week: Codiaeum variegatum from Delhi
Nice catch from both of you Tanay On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:25 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for the detailed pictures SIr. Here are mine from Matheran taken in Oct. 2010. Characterised by ornamental leaves of varying shapes with vivid yellow or orange patches. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.comwrote: *Codiaeum variegatum* (L.) A. Juss., Euphorb. gen. 80, 111, t. 9, fig. 30. 1824 syn: *Croton variegatus* L. A commonly grown foliage plant in Delhi, a shrub or small tree with variegated leaves in variety of shapes. Common name: Garden croton Pounded leaves are applied to the abdomen of children suffering from urinary trouble. Latex contains tannin. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64373] Euphorbiaceae Week: Euphorbia antiquorum from Delhi
Thank you Sir for the pictures and the keys. The minute differences are brought out well, so important for identifcation of Euphorbias. regards, Rashida, On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Euphorbia antiquorum L., Sp. pl. 1:450. 1753 Succulent shrub, often planted in gardens and rockeries. The woody spiny species of Euphorbia can be separated as under: Stem rounded, not angled or winged: E. nivulia Stem angled or winged Angles not produced into wing, spirally arranged:.. E. neriifolia Angles produced into wings Wings 3-4 wings running straight, sinuate, regularly dentate,..:..E. antiquorum wings running spirally, ...E. tortilis Wings 5-6, undulate..E. royleana -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Re: [efloraofindia:64374] help for id
Dear Prasanna Oberonia indeed.Where did you find it; Konkan area? and which season ?In last few days? Good catch... Dr Phadke On 6 March 2011 23:49, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: it is orchid on caturnaregum spinosa
Re: [efloraofindia:64375] OLD PHOTO FOR ID
Beautiful clear photos.These are not flowers but achenes(Fruits) of Clematis species as Pankaj ji has told already.with a persistent style. Dr Phadke On 7 March 2011 09:46, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Clematis sp. Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:09 AM, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: PLZ. ID THE CLIMBER -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64376] Re: Euphorbiaceae week
Would like to share my thoughts further - I have always felt this strong urge to be able to place plants seen in the field into families. After going for some Botany trips am now able to identify some plants commonly seen and place them in thier families. But I feel that one has to master about 10 , 15 ,20 families initially, concentrate on them and their keys . Interesting bit is many times one does not know any keys but yet identifies correctly by ones own key or identification clue. These are the aspects, unique indentification markers one uses, of some selected families that could lead to some simplified set of keys as per Shrikant ji 's suggestion. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Shrikant ji, it can be done by individual efforts. Some time back I had prepared and posted a similar simple key for Species of Solanum. (Small steps towards eFlora of India). This idea of your can be slowly developed and imlemented. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you Shrikant ji for your inputs and ideas on developing keys which can be easily used in the field. I hope more suggestions come forward for the same and perhaps lead to the necessary keys ! I have a small booklet developed by Dr. Milind Sardesai and Dr Yadav titled 'Keys to the Families of flowering plants of Maharashtra.' A small booklet which can be carried around . Perhaps some of the aspects fits your thoughts. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:23 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com wrote: Dear All, First of all I appreciate the concept of 'Family of the month' and thank those who have taken efforts to compile. Many families have already appeared. I do not know the sequence and the number of families that are going to appear. I wish to make 'better late than never' suggestions and request not to take these as interruption in the current sincere efforts of the members. Pls excuse my ignorance if whatever I am suggesting is already done. After years of field work I am able to place plants (by observing and remembering obvious similarities between them) into just a few families. The dichotomous keys for families are available in floras but they can not be recollected and applied to so many families in the field. If a simple key based on field characters (not on dissected parts) is made which may lead to a single or a few families, that can be very useful for a non-botanist like me in placing a plant in a (single or a few) family for easy ID of species. We can begin by making a short list of leading families based on the number of species occuring in India. The list can be of 24 to 36 families to last for 2-3 years' period. The brief features of these select leading families can be tabulated and posted with each family. The sequence of families can be as per the current system of classification. For every family, before posting the plants an introduction to the family may be posted so that members can look for those features appearing in plants being posted. This can help to eradicate the apprehension about taxonomy and will make the event interesting. For example (Pls ignore the incorrectness if any) the following information (highlighted in the table) so that the current family can be compared with other families. FAMILY Euphorbiaceae COMMON NAME Spurge EXAMPLE Castor LEADING GENERA Euphorbia, Phyllanthus, Croton, Acalypha, Jatropha COMPOSITION 300 genera, 5,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees in the world and .. genera, ..species in India DISTRIBUTION Tropical CLASSIFICATION Seeds containing 2 cotyledons, perianth 1-2 seriate in unisexual flowers and absent in bisexual flowers, ovary superior, more than 1 celled, inflorescence of a cyathium. DIGNOSTIC FEATURES Leaves usually alternate, stipulate; plants with milky latex; flowers usually unisexual on same or different plants, I have been trying to update myself (thogh not yet familiar) on 'How to ID a family' for a long time which I think is an intrinsic feature of field botany. I am sure we have experts to generate better ideas on this subject. Regards, Shrikant On Mar 7, 3:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the
Re: [efloraofindia:64377] Dosera at koyana sentury
Dear Prasanna ji Thanks for showing some good plants. This is* Drosera burmannii* indeed. This appears to be a fully grown robust plant. I had seen younger(?) plants earlier. May I request you to please follow posting guidelines for better data collection. Please provide other details of the plant also like place, time etc. Dr Phadke On 7 March 2011 00:01, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: today i am happy because I got Drosera. please give me correct name of species and iucn status
Re: [efloraofindia:64378] Identification
This is *Aganosma*, most probably A. cymosa. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:56 AM, hari lal taxo@gmail.com wrote: i think oroxylon sps hari shankar lal On 3/5/11, Bhatt Sweta bhattsw...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Sir Pergularia definitely has spiny fruits!! On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Pergularia I think has prickly fruits. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 12:13 PM, prasad dash prasad.dash2...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Karthickji definitely Asclepediaceae as i found milky latex. Can it be Pergularia? On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Muthu Karthick nmk@gmail.com wrote: Any Asclepediaceae member? On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 10:55 AM, prasad dash prasad.dash2...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all pleaese help to identify the plant Date/Time- 18-02-2011 / 02:30 PM Location- Place, Altitude, GP ca.1200 amsl; Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Top of the hill Plant Habit- Woody perennial climber Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- ca. 8 x 5 cm; ovate Inflorescence Type/ Size- Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- Fruit shape/size/ colour Pods/10-15 cm/Grey Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Climbing over Euphorbia sp. -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com ph. 09437444241 -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com ph. 09437444241 -- *Bhatt Shweta* *Asso. Prof.,* TCSC, *Doctoral Research Student,* M.S.U.
Re: [efloraofindia:64379] Re: 070311-PR For ID- Chennai.
These could be fruits of Terminalia paniculata. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry I forgot the attachments. Here goes: P. Raghavan. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.comwrote: These winged seeds were found hanging in bunches on a tree which had the bark and leaves and habit of Lagerstroemia speciosa. As photogrphy is not allowed in the garden, I am hoping the seeds will throw some light on the ID. I think the flowers , a few weeks ago, were small and inconspicuous. Thanks, Padmini Raghavan.
[efloraofindia:64384] Re: Some references on Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Unable to attach one more, seems too big for the post. Pankaj
Re: [efloraofindia:64386] Re: 070311-PR For ID- Chennai.
Many thanks Vijaysankar and Prasanna, I don't know what link I checked yesterday but I saw a fruit like a guava and so was misled. Yes, I am convinced the seeds are of Terminalia paniculata. Are the flowers like those of Arjuna? Thanks and regards, Padmini Raghavan. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Vijayasankar vijay.botan...@gmail.comwrote: These could be fruits of Terminalia paniculata. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.comwrote: Sorry I forgot the attachments. Here goes: P. Raghavan. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.comwrote: These winged seeds were found hanging in bunches on a tree which had the bark and leaves and habit of Lagerstroemia speciosa. As photogrphy is not allowed in the garden, I am hoping the seeds will throw some light on the ID. I think the flowers , a few weeks ago, were small and inconspicuous. Thanks, Padmini Raghavan.
[efloraofindia:64390] Re: I THINK IT IS RARE IN FOREST...........
IT IS TREE On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:26 PM, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: IT PLANT IN EVERGREEN FOREST. IT IS SACRED GROVE GROWING ALONE. PLEASE HELP ME IN ID
Re: [efloraofindia:64393] Request for species id 07032011 DKV-1
Could be Barleria prionitis L. ! Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Dev Kumar dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.com wrote: Location: Mhow, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh Request species id. Thanks Dev Kumar -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64397] Request for species id 07032011 DKV-1
Thank you very much. Here is the link at the Flowers of India dot net website http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Porcupine%20Flower.html Dev On 8 March 2011 00:01, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: In that case please find further details attached. This may not be of your use, but its for those who need it. Barleria prionitis L. Sp. Pl. 2: 636. 1753. Family: ACANTHACEAE JUSS. Type: Lectotype - Herb. Linn. No. 262.13 (S) [Designated by: Wood al. in Kew Bull. 38 : 436 (1983)] Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Dev Kumar dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.com wrote: It is! I did a google :-) Many thanks. Dev On 7 March 2011 23:43, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Could be Barleria prionitis L. ! Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Dev Kumar dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.com wrote: Location: Mhow, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh Request species id. Thanks Dev Kumar -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
[efloraofindia:64398] Re: Wynad flora #1 - 07Mar10AR01
The red flower of this plant has resemblance to the flowers of the red silk cotton tree - Bombax ceiba.
Re: [efloraofindia:64399] Request for species id 07032011 DKV-1
Thanks Mr. Dev. Pankaj On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Dev Kumar dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you very much. Here is the link at the Flowers of India dot net website http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Porcupine%20Flower.html Dev On 8 March 2011 00:01, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: In that case please find further details attached. This may not be of your use, but its for those who need it. Barleria prionitis L. Sp. Pl. 2: 636. 1753. Family: ACANTHACEAE JUSS. Type: Lectotype - Herb. Linn. No. 262.13 (S) [Designated by: Wood al. in Kew Bull. 38 : 436 (1983)] Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Dev Kumar dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.com wrote: It is! I did a google :-) Many thanks. Dev On 7 March 2011 23:43, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Could be Barleria prionitis L. ! Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Dev Kumar dev.kumar.vasude...@gmail.com wrote: Location: Mhow, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh Request species id. Thanks Dev Kumar -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64401] Re: DVD of the flora
Mahadeswara Sir Please send me your postal address. Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: My name is missing. I also requested you and provided the address. On Mar 5, 7:05 pm, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All By Monday I would be despatching the DVDs to following as per their request: Dr. Rajendra Shinde Mr. Manudev Mr. Muthu Please do let me know if I missed some one or if anyone else is interested. Regards Pankaj On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM, manudev madhavan manudevkmadha...@gmail.com wrote: Hello sir, I would like to have some classic literature. We are depending on Calicut university Library for the literature, which is far from our college. and some are downloaded from www.biodiversitylibrary.org. But I dont have any access to Floras of North eastern states. It would be useful if you could send one DVD to me Address is given below. regards Manudev K M Junior Research Fellow Systematic Floristic lab, Department of Botany, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri Kozhikode, Kerala- 673 008 -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
Re: [efloraofindia:64402] URARIA PICTA
I think you inadvertantly labeled this as Uraria picta, or attached wrong pictures instead of Uraria. I look forward to see your pictures of Uraria picta! Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:43 AM, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: IT IS IMPORTANT PLANT IN MEDICINE. I AM INTRESED TO DEVELOPED NURSERY TECHNIQUES IN COLLEGE. PLZ HELP ME TO ARRANGE SEEDS.
Re: [efloraofindia:64403] 070311-PR-2 For ID -Chennai.
Pl also check it for Alstonia macrophylla. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com wrote: This is a tall tree growing in a park at Chennai. It is closely surrounded by other trees. Please help me with the id. Thanks, Padmini Raghavan.
Re: [efloraofindia:64404] PLEASE ID THE PLANT
It could be Polyalthia fragrans. More details (pl see posting guidelines in the group's webpage) may help to confirm the id. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:02 PM, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: IT FLOWERING PLANT IN AMBOLI. SAWANTWADI/ MAHARASHTRA
[efloraofindia:64406] Re: 070311-PR-2 For ID -Chennai.
This is Alstonia macrophylla. One can see very good specimens in Nageswara Rao Park, Mylapore Chennai. On Mar 7, 11:14 pm, Padmini Raghavan padi...@gmail.com wrote: This is a tall tree growing in a park at Chennai. It is closely surrounded by other trees. Please help me with the id. Thanks, Padmini Raghavan. Tree for ID ( is it H.antidysenterica) 002.jpg 236KViewDownload Tree for ID ( is it H.antidysenterica) 003.jpg 226KViewDownload Tree for ID ( is it H.antidysenterica) 005.jpg 235KViewDownload
Re: [efloraofindia:64407] ID please
I sent your pictures to my friend at BSI, Dr Avishek, who is an expert on this group of Orchids. He says this could be Zeuxine nervosa but lips is showing variation. You need to dissect the flower and share the pictures if possible. Regards Pankaj On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:12 AM, manudev madhavan manudevkmadha...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Could you please help me to identify this plant. Collected from Mount Harriet, South Andamans I hope this could be a species of Zeuxine?? regards Manudev K Madhavan -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
[efloraofindia:64409] Re: plant for ID060311AMS1
Dear All: I am a little baffled how can one be s sure of the species of an important medicinal plant... without either smell? of the crushed leaf? or a cross section of the leaf, or best: the flowers and seedpods... Just two small pictures can help IDENTIFY a plant? To me these leaves could be from any of the flowering plants that can be started from a bulb... would love to learn . Thanks Usha Desai M.D.. On Mar 7, 5:00 pm, amit chauhan amitci...@gmail.com wrote: Yes it is Acorus calamus On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:45 AM, prasad dash prasad.dash2...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all i agreed absolutely with Pankaj, this is Acorus calamus Regards Prasad On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.comwrote: Dear Mr. Adil. This is a very fragrant plant. Even while plucking a part of the plant for picture, you must have felt the fragrance If it was fragrant then it confirms it to be Acorus. Curves of leaves in young condition in this taxa is not a big deal and then the swollen midrib also point towards Acorus. Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Also the aquatic habit goes in favour of Acorus. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Pankaj ji It is possible, especially if it is bach (local name), the leaves are, however, slightly curved and broader in above plant. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Pankaj Kumar sahanipan...@gmail.com wrote: With this photograph, I thought of Acorus calamus!! Pankaj On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Iris sp. Please wait for flowers to come in May onwards. They would be really beautiful. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:29 AM, aadil meher aadilsharif...@gmail.com wrote: Local name bach grows in aquatic conditions -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com ph. 09437444241 -- Dr. Amit Chauhan Junior Technical Assistant Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 263149 ph.05944 234445 mob.+919412161087 mail: amitci...@gmail.com amitci...@rediffmail.com amit.chau...@cimap.res.in
[efloraofindia:64410] Re: FOR ID
Some Sterculiaceae member? On Mar 7, 10:51 pm, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: THIS IS OLD PHOTO IN NOVEMBER un (36).JPG 308KViewDownload un (37).JPG 359KViewDownload
[efloraofindia:64412] Re: Fwd: Bonsai in Bloom - fantastic for flower-lovers
Really fanta.stic! On Mar 8, 8:26 am, Marianne de Nazareth mde.nazar...@gmail.com wrote: *Bonsai in Bloom - fantastic for flower-lovers... * *These hand crafted miniature plants are true works of art. They reflect the artistic skills, patience and horticulture knowledge of bonsai enthusiasts. It took many years of love and labor to create them. Azalea Rare tri-color Azalea Bougainvillea Azalea Chinese Quince Crabapple Azalea Hibiscus Bougainvillea Crepe Myrtle Cherry Cherry Chinese Wisteria Japanese Wisteria Apple Japanese Wisteria * -- Former Asst. Editor The Deccan Herald Freelance Journalist Adjunct faculty St. Joseph's College COMMITShttp://mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/ image034.jpg 60KViewDownload image016.jpg 111KViewDownload image035.jpg 66KViewDownload image005.jpg 83KViewDownload image011.jpg 47KViewDownload image006.jpg 73KViewDownload image019.jpg 52KViewDownload image009.jpg 62KViewDownload image007.jpg 94KViewDownload image031.jpg 42KViewDownload image030.jpg 55KViewDownload image004.jpg 38KViewDownload image014.jpg 200KViewDownload image026.jpg 56KViewDownload image022.jpg 49KViewDownload image036.jpg 50KViewDownload image001.jpg 79KViewDownload image029.jpg 65KViewDownload image008.jpg 57KViewDownload image021.jpg 71KViewDownload image028.jpg 43KViewDownload image027.jpg 26KViewDownload image015.jpg 40KViewDownload image010.jpg 55KViewDownload image025.jpg 87KViewDownload image018.jpg 50KViewDownload image002.jpg 51KViewDownload image013.jpg 64KViewDownload image017.jpg 50KViewDownload image024.jpg 79KViewDownload image032.jpg 45KViewDownload image023.jpg 56KViewDownload image012.jpg 65KViewDownload image033.jpg 49KViewDownload image020.jpg 84KViewDownload image003.jpg 75KViewDownload
[efloraofindia:64413] Re: URARIA PICTA
This is not Uraria species. This is one of the Phylolanthaceae members. Possibly Sauropus androgynus , the protein plant. On Mar 7, 10:43 pm, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: IT IS IMPORTANT PLANT IN MEDICINE. I AM INTRESED TO DEVELOPED NURSERY TECHNIQUES IN COLLEGE. PLZ HELP ME TO ARRANGE SEEDS. DSC01419.JPG 360KViewDownload DSC01420.JPG 329KViewDownload DSC01421.JPG 339KViewDownload DSC01422.JPG 300KViewDownload DSC01423.JPG 325KViewDownload DSC01424.JPG 334KViewDownload
Re: [efloraofindia:64414] Re: Fwd: Bonsai in Bloom - fantastic for flower-lovers
beautiful. Is it possible to grow Azaleas in Mumbai's hot climate? Regards, Mani. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: Really fanta.stic! On Mar 8, 8:26 am, Marianne de Nazareth mde.nazar...@gmail.com wrote: *Bonsai in Bloom - fantastic for flower-lovers... * *These hand crafted miniature plants are true works of art. They reflect the artistic skills, patience and horticulture knowledge of bonsai enthusiasts. It took many years of love and labor to create them. Azalea Rare tri-color Azalea Bougainvillea Azalea Chinese Quince Crabapple Azalea Hibiscus Bougainvillea Crepe Myrtle Cherry Cherry Chinese Wisteria Japanese Wisteria Apple Japanese Wisteria * -- Former Asst. Editor The Deccan Herald Freelance Journalist Adjunct faculty St. Joseph's College COMMITShttp:// mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/ image034.jpg 60KViewDownload image016.jpg 111KViewDownload image035.jpg 66KViewDownload image005.jpg 83KViewDownload image011.jpg 47KViewDownload image006.jpg 73KViewDownload image019.jpg 52KViewDownload image009.jpg 62KViewDownload image007.jpg 94KViewDownload image031.jpg 42KViewDownload image030.jpg 55KViewDownload image004.jpg 38KViewDownload image014.jpg 200KViewDownload image026.jpg 56KViewDownload image022.jpg 49KViewDownload image036.jpg 50KViewDownload image001.jpg 79KViewDownload image029.jpg 65KViewDownload image008.jpg 57KViewDownload image021.jpg 71KViewDownload image028.jpg 43KViewDownload image027.jpg 26KViewDownload image015.jpg 40KViewDownload image010.jpg 55KViewDownload image025.jpg 87KViewDownload image018.jpg 50KViewDownload image002.jpg 51KViewDownload image013.jpg 64KViewDownload image017.jpg 50KViewDownload image024.jpg 79KViewDownload image032.jpg 45KViewDownload image023.jpg 56KViewDownload image012.jpg 65KViewDownload image033.jpg 49KViewDownload image020.jpg 84KViewDownload image003.jpg 75KViewDownload
Re: [efloraofindia:64415] Euphorbiaceae week- Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia)
Thanks Tanay ji and Rashida ji for the appreciation. Yes Rashida ji, this is growing in my biodiversity balcony !!. Regards, Mani. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for the beautiful post Mani ji. This seems to be from your biodiversity balcony !! regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: Nice bright bracts !! Tanay On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:03 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending a photo of Poinsettia. This plant is also known by the name Christmas tree as the flower bracts appear during Christmas period. Regards, Mani. -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64417] Re: FOR ID
To me this one looks like some *Clerodendrum* sp. regards Prashant On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Mahadeswara swamy.c...@gmail.com wrote: Some Sterculiaceae member? On Mar 7, 10:51 pm, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: THIS IS OLD PHOTO IN NOVEMBER un (36).JPG 308KViewDownload un (37).JPG 359KViewDownload
[efloraofindia:64420] Re: Euphorbiaceae week
Rashida ji, I have the booklet that you referred to. It is small enough to carry but the key branches are too long to follow from page to page, the number of families are too many to remember and the keys are often based on disseccted parts seen under microscope. This is yet the most useful key but can be used for herbarium specimens in a laboratory. We need to reduce number of families and have keys relating to field characters. Regards, On Mar 7, 6:15 pm, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you Shrikant ji for your inputs and ideas on developing keys which can be easily used in the field. I hope more suggestions come forward for the same and perhaps lead to the necessary keys ! I have a small booklet developed by Dr. Milind Sardesai and Dr Yadav titled 'Keys to the Families of flowering plants of Maharashtra.' A small booklet which can be carried around . Perhaps some of the aspects fits your thoughts. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:23 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.comwrote: Dear All, First of all I appreciate the concept of 'Family of the month' and thank those who have taken efforts to compile. Many families have already appeared. I do not know the sequence and the number of families that are going to appear. I wish to make 'better late than never' suggestions and request not to take these as interruption in the current sincere efforts of the members. Pls excuse my ignorance if whatever I am suggesting is already done. After years of field work I am able to place plants (by observing and remembering obvious similarities between them) into just a few families. The dichotomous keys for families are available in floras but they can not be recollected and applied to so many families in the field. If a simple key based on field characters (not on dissected parts) is made which may lead to a single or a few families, that can be very useful for a non-botanist like me in placing a plant in a (single or a few) family for easy ID of species. We can begin by making a short list of leading families based on the number of species occuring in India. The list can be of 24 to 36 families to last for 2-3 years' period. The brief features of these select leading families can be tabulated and posted with each family. The sequence of families can be as per the current system of classification. For every family, before posting the plants an introduction to the family may be posted so that members can look for those features appearing in plants being posted. This can help to eradicate the apprehension about taxonomy and will make the event interesting. For example (Pls ignore the incorrectness if any) the following information (highlighted in the table) so that the current family can be compared with other families. FAMILY Euphorbiaceae COMMON NAME Spurge EXAMPLE Castor LEADING GENERA Euphorbia, Phyllanthus, Croton, Acalypha, Jatropha COMPOSITION 300 genera, 5,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees in the world and .. genera, ..species in India DISTRIBUTION Tropical CLASSIFICATION Seeds containing 2 cotyledons, perianth 1-2 seriate in unisexual flowers and absent in bisexual flowers, ovary superior, more than 1 celled, inflorescence of a cyathium. DIGNOSTIC FEATURES Leaves usually alternate, stipulate; plants with milky latex; flowers usually unisexual on same or different plants, I have been trying to update myself (thogh not yet familiar) on 'How to ID a family' for a long time which I think is an intrinsic feature of field botany. I am sure we have experts to generate better ideas on this subject. Regards, Shrikant On Mar 7, 3:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Sir let us include genera Phyllanthaceae. So that includes all the genera specified in the Kew Plant list which otherwise we have included in Euphorbiaceae in our database. We need to mention Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthaceae +(Genus + species name of the plant being uploaded) in the subject line. Hope this is fine. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji, a nice write u I suggest that we also encourage the upload of genera of Phyllanthaceae, because otherwise it may not be possible to have a separate episode for Phyllanthaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone:
Re: [efloraofindia:64423] Euphorbiaceae week- Baliospermum montanum - PKA1
the bug looks gorgeous !! Tanay On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Bot. name: *Baliospermum montanum* Common names: red physic nut, wild castor, wild crotonI Date/Time: 16-02-2011 / 09:15AM Location: CBD Belapur Hills, Navi Mumbai Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: Shrub(around 1m long) Leaves: Alternate Flowers: Yellow, Flower head around 3 to 4mm. regards Prashant -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64424] Re: Euphorbiaceae week
Yes Shrikant ji . Toatally agree with the drawbacks with regards to the keys under discussion and need to have keys relating to field characters.. Infact when I met Dr. Sardesai at Aurangabad he had mentioned that more and more feedback is needed by those who use it and suggestions, critical evaluation, since they are working on bringing out the final keys book. Perhaps Dr. Sardesai can enlighten us further on this . We need to reduce the families to perhaps 30 or so and incorporate all our unique field markers, characters that we identify with, collate these together perhaps to evolve something more practical. regards, Rashida. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.com wrote: Rashida ji, I have the booklet that you referred to. It is small enough to carry but the key branches are too long to follow from page to page, the number of families are too many to remember and the keys are often based on disseccted parts seen under microscope. This is yet the most useful key but can be used for herbarium specimens in a laboratory. We need to reduce number of families and have keys relating to field characters. Regards, On Mar 7, 6:15 pm, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you Shrikant ji for your inputs and ideas on developing keys which can be easily used in the field. I hope more suggestions come forward for the same and perhaps lead to the necessary keys ! I have a small booklet developed by Dr. Milind Sardesai and Dr Yadav titled 'Keys to the Families of flowering plants of Maharashtra.' A small booklet which can be carried around . Perhaps some of the aspects fits your thoughts. regards, Rashida. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:23 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar le...@rediffmail.comwrote: Dear All, First of all I appreciate the concept of 'Family of the month' and thank those who have taken efforts to compile. Many families have already appeared. I do not know the sequence and the number of families that are going to appear. I wish to make 'better late than never' suggestions and request not to take these as interruption in the current sincere efforts of the members. Pls excuse my ignorance if whatever I am suggesting is already done. After years of field work I am able to place plants (by observing and remembering obvious similarities between them) into just a few families. The dichotomous keys for families are available in floras but they can not be recollected and applied to so many families in the field. If a simple key based on field characters (not on dissected parts) is made which may lead to a single or a few families, that can be very useful for a non-botanist like me in placing a plant in a (single or a few) family for easy ID of species. We can begin by making a short list of leading families based on the number of species occuring in India. The list can be of 24 to 36 families to last for 2-3 years' period. The brief features of these select leading families can be tabulated and posted with each family. The sequence of families can be as per the current system of classification. For every family, before posting the plants an introduction to the family may be posted so that members can look for those features appearing in plants being posted. This can help to eradicate the apprehension about taxonomy and will make the event interesting. For example (Pls ignore the incorrectness if any) the following information (highlighted in the table) so that the current family can be compared with other families. FAMILY Euphorbiaceae COMMON NAME Spurge EXAMPLE Castor LEADING GENERA Euphorbia, Phyllanthus, Croton, Acalypha, Jatropha COMPOSITION 300 genera, 5,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees in the world and .. genera, ..species in India DISTRIBUTION Tropical CLASSIFICATION Seeds containing 2 cotyledons, perianth 1-2 seriate in unisexual flowers and absent in bisexual flowers, ovary superior, more than 1 celled, inflorescence of a cyathium. DIGNOSTIC FEATURES Leaves usually alternate, stipulate; plants with milky latex; flowers usually unisexual on same or different plants, I have been trying to update myself (thogh not yet familiar) on 'How to ID a family' for a long time which I think is an intrinsic feature of field botany. I am sure we have experts to generate better ideas on this subject. Regards, Shrikant On Mar 7, 3:45 pm, Gurcharan Singh singh...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Rashida ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Sir let us include genera
Re: [efloraofindia:64425] Euphorbiaceae week- Blachia denudata -PKA2
Very nice shot Prasant Ji Tanay On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Small Tree near Vibhuti Water Fall (Yana- North Karnataka). Tree was around 6 to 7M tall. Leaves alternate, petiole approx 10mm. Bot. name: *Blachia denudata* Family: Euphorbiaceae Date/Time: 20-01-2011 / 10:30AM Location: Vibhuti Falls, Yana Habitat: Wild, Shrikant ji has earlier identified this and stated that these are male flowers of Blachia denudata of Euphorbiaceae. regards Prashant -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64430] Euphorbiaceae week- Baliospermum montanum - PKA1
Very nice pictures and visitor, thanks for sharing the same Prashant ji. regards, Rashida. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM, tanay bose tanaybos...@gmail.com wrote: the bug looks gorgeous !! Tanay On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, Bot. name: *Baliospermum montanum* Common names: red physic nut, wild castor, wild crotonI Date/Time: 16-02-2011 / 09:15AM Location: CBD Belapur Hills, Navi Mumbai Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: Shrub(around 1m long) Leaves: Alternate Flowers: Yellow, Flower head around 3 to 4mm. regards Prashant -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
Re: [efloraofindia:64431] Euphorbiaceae week- Baliospermum montanum - PKA1
Prashant ji, Excellent photo of the plant and colorful bug. Cheers ! Mani.
Re: [efloraofindia:64432] Euphorbiaceae week- Jatropha podagrica- PKA4
Beautiful flower. Regards, Mani.
Re: [efloraofindia:64434] Euphorbiaceae week - Painted Leaf Poinsettia
Thanks Rashida ji for the appreciation and keys for the genus. Regards, Mani. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Rashida Atthar atthar.rash...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for the nice pictures Mani ji. Attaching the keys for the Genus Euphorbia of Euphorbiaceae from Dr. Almeida's flora, Vol IV-B, pg 304 to 306. The length of the keys itself indicative of the large number of plants in the Genus Euphobia. regards, Rashida. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:27 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Painted Leaf Poinsettia from Ranthambore. Botanical name : Euphorbia cyathophora Date : 16.10.2010 Regards, Mani.
Re: [efloraofindia:64435] Euphorbiaceae week- Phyllanthaceae-Breynia retusa-PKA3
Good set of information shared by you and Tanay. Thanks for the nice posts Prashant ji. regards, Rashida. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Prashant awale pkaw...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Friends, *Breynia retusa* from Sagargad near Alibag, Maharashtra. Date/Time: 11-07-2010 / 09:40AM Previously it was stated to be in Euphorbiaceae but presently Breynia belongs to the family Phyllanthaceae. Earlier, Tanay ji has shared few links which i am putting here for ref. According to GRIN -- http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?423917 Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden -- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50057132 Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew-- http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/families/Phyllanthaceae.htm Breynia belongs to the family *Phyllanthaceae*. regards Prashant
Re: [efloraofindia:64442] Euphorbiaceae week - Cat's Tail (Acalypha chamaedrifolia)
Acalypha indica may be!!! On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:30 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending photo of Cat's tail plant. Place : Near Panjim Church, Goa. Date : September 2010 Others : Cultivated plant. Flowers looks like a cat's tail, hence the name. Regards, Mani. -- *Bhatt Shweta* *Asso. Prof.,* TCSC, *Doctoral Research Student,* M.S.U.
Re: [efloraofindia:64445] Euphorbiaceae week - Cat's Tail (Acalypha chamaedrifolia)
Thanks Sweta ji for the correct ID. After sending the mail I doubted about the ID. Regards, Mani. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Bhatt Sweta bhattsw...@gmail.com wrote: Acalypha indica may be!!! On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:30 AM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending photo of Cat's tail plant. Place : Near Panjim Church, Goa. Date : September 2010 Others : Cultivated plant. Flowers looks like a cat's tail, hence the name. Regards, Mani. -- *Bhatt Shweta* *Asso. Prof.,* TCSC, *Doctoral Research Student,* M.S.U.
[efloraofindia:64444] Request for info on what trees to plant near home
Hello everyone I hope I am not offtopic here. I am looking for information on which trees I can plant near home that would not damage the foundation.. I was very keen on coconut trees and planted couple of them, but am reading that their roots go horizontally and will damage the foundation eventually. So planning to take them out now itself. Have planted one Singapore Cherry tree in the corner of the plot, which I hope is a good idea. Also planted a neem tree just outside the fence on the street, which is some 10 feet away from the bulding and couple of feet below. Guess that one's roots in future wont be a concern... Also within the fence on the sides of the building planted Amla, Curry leaf tree and guava tree - hope these aren't major concerns as well with regard to roots. Please advise otherwise. There is a jackfruit tree that is growing on its own from one corner of the plot, which I didn't plant but came out of the seeds thrown there.. I'm thinking of removing it as it could become a threat when it grows big - it is only some 10 feet from building... Can experts here please give me names of a couple of trees I can plant in the home garden? I am interested in small trees that are native, would not be a concern of roots damaging building foundation, and also would grow to a good height and provide some shade.. Bonus would be being native trees and that would attract birds. My home is at Hosur, Tamilnadu. It is a rocky scrubland in town outskirts, has red sand, receives good rainfall during monsoon, hot during summer, and moderately cold in winter. Appreciate your valuable inputs here. Best Wishes, Suresh. Hosur, Tamilnadu.
Re: [efloraofindia:64449] I THINK IT IS RARE IN FOREST...........
Dear, Please provide following, locality, habit , habitat, geography , occurence and ecology of the plant you posted , because these are very important in plant taxonomy On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:56 PM, prasanna gogate gogat...@gmail.com wrote: IT PLANT IN EVERGREEN FOREST. IT IS SACRED GROVE GROWING ALONE. PLEASE HELP ME IN ID -- *Vijayadas **Electro Saudi Services Ltd. * *Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 Riyadh -11462 , KSA *
Re: [efloraofindia:64452] spathodea with yellow flowers
Thanks for posting pictures of the yellow flowered tulip tree, was not aware of this one in Mumbai ! regards, Rashida. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Mohina Macker mohinamac...@gmail.comwrote: this tree is growing near gateway of india regards mohina macker
[efloraofindia:64446] Re: Euphorbiaceae week - Cat's Tail (Acalypha chamaedrifolia)
Acalypha hispida. Common name monkey's tail. On Mar 8, 11:00 am, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending photo of Cat's tail plant. Place : Near Panjim Church, Goa. Date : September 2010 Others : Cultivated plant. Flowers looks like a cat's tail, hence the name. Regards, Mani. cats-tail.JPG 149KViewDownload
Re: [efloraofindia:64453] Euphorbiaceae week - Tapioca (Manihot esculenta)
Thanks mani ji, very informative post. regards, Rashida. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:40 PM, mani nair mani.na...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Sending photos of Tapioca tree. The roots are boiled and eaten alongwith rice and fish in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The starch from the roots are used to make Sabudana which is made into Vadas or upma and eaten during Upvas in Maharashtra and Gujerat. Place : Pattambi, Kerala Botanical name : Manihot esculenta Date : June 2009 Others: Cultivated in farms Regards, Mani.
Re: [efloraofindia:64455] spathodea with yellow flowers
Thanks for sharing, I assume its the same species Spathodea campanulata Regards Pankaj On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Mohina Macker mohinamac...@gmail.com wrote: this tree is growing near gateway of india regards mohina macker -- *** TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !! Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
